The Index Simulator

This simulator is for advanced users who have an understanding of the indices and have reviewed their country's ranking in those indices. The Index Simulator allows you to imagine how a change in your country's performance in an index KPI would alter its overall ranking, and to select other countries for comparison.

Country description

Saudi Arabia is a high income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 28.89 Thousand USD (2023) and HDI value of 0.88 (2022)

Index description

The FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index, gauges legal barriers to foreign direct investment. The four major categories of FDI limitations are used to evaluate how restrictive a nation's FDI regulations are: 1) Limits on foreign stock; 2) Discriminatory screening or approval methods; 3) Limitations on hiring foreigners as key employees; and 4) Additional operational constraints, such as limitations on branching, capital repatriation, or land ownership by foreign-owned firms.

Results for Saudi Arabia


2020 Simulator
projection
Rank 12
Score
0.21Value: 0.21144696969697
Value: 0.21144696969697

Comparison benchmarks
Compare to:
Top 3 in Income Group
Top 3 in Region
Compare to:
Income Group
Region
KPI Information icon 2020 - Saudi Arabia
Weight Information icon Best Worst Aspirational value Information icon Current Value
plus interface iconPrimary
Rank 10 / Score 0.28
AgricultureInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.80 0.00
Worst: Tajikistan 0.80
Best: Armenia 0.00
94.38%
0.04Value: 0.045
ForestryInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.83 0.00
Worst: Malaysia 0.83
Best: Armenia 0.00
94.58%
0.04Value: 0.045
FishingInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: China 1.00
Best: Armenia 0.00
0%
1Value: 1
Mining and quarryingInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.67 0.00
Worst: Philippines 0.67
Best: Armenia 0.00
93.28%
0.04Value: 0.045
plus interface iconSecondary
Rank 21 / Score 0.07
Food and other manufacturingInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.63 0.00
Worst: Libya 0.63
Best: Armenia 0.00
92.86%
0.04Value: 0.045
Oil refining & chemicalsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.63 0.00
Worst: Libya 0.63
Best: Armenia 0.00
84.92%
0.1Value: 0.095
Metals, machinery & other mineralsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.63 0.00
Worst: Libya 0.63
Best: Armenia 0.00
92.86%
0.04Value: 0.045
Electronic, electricrics & other instrumentsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.63 0.00
Worst: Libya 0.63
Best: Armenia 0.00
92.86%
0.04Value: 0.045
Transport equipmentInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.63 0.00
Worst: Libya 0.63
Best: Armenia 0.00
92.86%
0.04Value: 0.045
Electricity GenerationInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Austria 1.00
Best: Armenia 0.00
95.5%
0.04Value: 0.045
Electricity DistributionInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Austria 1.00
Best: Armenia 0.00
95.5%
0.04Value: 0.045
ConstructionInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.93 0.00
Worst: Libya 0.93
Best: Armenia 0.00
79.03%
0.2Value: 0.195
plus interface iconTertiary
Rank 11 / Score 0.27
Wholesale tradeInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Libya 1.00
Best: Armenia 0.00
69.2%
0.31Value: 0.308
Retail tradeInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Libya 1.00
Best: Armenia 0.00
65.5%
0.34Value: 0.345
LandInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.82 0.00
Worst: Libya 0.82
Best: Armenia 0.00
83.05%
0.14Value: 0.139
MaritimeInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: United States 1.00
Best: Armenia 0.00
95.5%
0.04Value: 0.045
AirInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.83 0.00
Worst: Algeria 0.83
Best: Montenegro 0.00
40.36%
0.5Value: 0.495
Hotels and restaurantsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.80 0.00
Worst: Libya 0.80
Best: Armenia 0.00
94.38%
0.04Value: 0.045
Radio & TV broadcastingInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Algeria 1.00
Best: Austria 0.00
95.5%
0.04Value: 0.045
Other mediaInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.99 0.00
Worst: Philippines 0.99
Best: Armenia 0.00
90.4%
0.1Value: 0.095
Fixed telecomsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.75 0.00
Worst: China 0.75
Best: Armenia 0.00
60.67%
0.3Value: 0.295
Mobile telecomsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.72 0.00
Worst: China 0.72
Best: Armenia 0.00
59.03%
0.3Value: 0.295
BankingInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.65 0.00
Worst: Algeria 0.65
Best: Armenia 0.00
54.62%
0.3Value: 0.295
InsuranceInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.80 0.00
Worst: Russian Federation 0.80
Best: Armenia 0.00
63.12%
0.3Value: 0.295
Other financeInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.63 0.00
Worst: Libya 0.63
Best: Armenia 0.00
92.86%
0.04Value: 0.045
Legal servicesInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Belarus 1.00
Best: Armenia 0.00
70.5%
0.3Value: 0.295
Accounting & auditInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: India 1.00
Best: Colombia 0.00
70.5%
0.3Value: 0.295
Architectural servicesInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Morocco 1.00
Best: Armenia 0.00
70.5%
0.3Value: 0.295
Engineering ServicesInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Philippines 1.00
Best: Armenia 0.00
95.5%
0.04Value: 0.045
Real estateInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Libya 1.00
Best: Armenia 0.00
15.5%
0.84Value: 0.845
Index Global Highlights
Global Details
Global Average
0.11 Value: 0.105463248556999
Developed Economies Average
0.06 0.0555829889807162
Developing Economies Average
0.14 0.144709217171717
Highest Ranked Country Country Libya
Score
0.71 0.713409090909091
Global Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Country Country Kosovo
Score
0 0.000795454545454545
Global Rank 84
Highest Ranked Developed Country Country New Zealand
Score
0.24 0.235287878787879
Global Rank 9
Lowest Ranked Developed Country Country Luxembourg
Score
0 0.00363636363636364
Global Rank 83
Highest Ranked Developing Country Country Philippines
Score
0.37 0.373670454545455
Global Rank 3
Lowest Ranked Developing Country Country Colombia
Score
0.03 0.0262954545454545
Global Rank 68
Arab Region Details Information icon
Arab Average
0.26 0.256204966329966
Arab Diversified Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, State of Palestine
0.22 0.218256628787879
Arab LDC Comoros, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen
0 0
Highest Ranked Country Country Libya
Score
0.71 0.713409090909091
Global Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Country Country Morocco
Score
0.07 0.0666666666666667
Global Rank 43
Highest Arab Diversified Country Country State of Palestine
Score
0.39 0.388049242424242
Global Rank 2
Lowest Arab Diversified Country Country Egypt
Score
0.12 0.116772727272727
Global Rank 29
Highest Arab LDC Country
Score
0 0
Global Rank 0
Lowest Arab LDC Country
Score
0 0
Global Rank 0
Economies per capita
High-Income Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Nauru, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Monaco, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Palau, Panama, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Korea, Rep., Romania, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR
0.07 0.0656876456876457
Upper-Middle-Income Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Montenegro, Namibia, Paraguay, Peru, Russian Federation, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Serbia, Kosovo, Suriname, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Venezuela, South Africa, North Macedonia
0.13 0.132258741258741
Lower-Middle-Income Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Myanmar, Comoros, Congo, Rep., Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Eswatini, Ghana, Honduras, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Moldova, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Uruguay, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Cote d'Ivoire, State of Palestine
0.15 0.152112584175084
Low Income Afghanistan, Chad, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Korea Dem Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Niger, Somalia, Rwanda, Togo, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Uganda, Yemen, Central African Republic
0.12 0.120340909090909
Oil Exporting/Importing
Oil Exporting Average Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Chad, China, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Congo, Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen
0.14 0.141672946570973
Oil Importing Average Afghanistan, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Croatia, Korea Dem Rep., Myanmar, Nauru, Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Monaco, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Somalia, Korea, Rep., Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Togo, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Uruguay, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, South Africa, State of Palestine, North Macedonia
0.08 0.0755508893280633
Oil Exporting Best Country Libya
Score
0.71 0.713409090909091
Global Rank 1
Oil Exporting Worst Country Netherlands
Score
0.02 0.0152575757575758
Global Rank 78
Oil Importing Best Country State of Palestine
Score
0.39 0.388049242424242
Global Rank 2
Oil Importing Worst Country Kosovo
Score
0 0.000795454545454545
Global Rank 84
OECD Information icon
OECD Average
0.06 0.0640169942669943
OECD Developed Average Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic
0.06 0.0633581267217631
OECD Developing Average Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Korea, Rep., Turkey
0.09 0.0931621212121212
OECD Best Country New Zealand
Score
0.24 0.235287878787879
Global Rank 9
OECD Worst Country Luxembourg
Score
0 0.00363636363636364
Global Rank 83
OECD Developed Best Country New Zealand
Score
0.24 0.235287878787879
Global Rank 9
OECD Developed Worst Country Luxembourg
Score
0 0.00363636363636364
Global Rank 83
OECD Developing Best Country Mexico
Score
0.19 0.188
Global Rank 15
OECD Developing Worst Country Colombia
Score
0.03 0.0262954545454545
Global Rank 68
ESCWA region Information icon
Simple Average
0.26
Highest Ranked Country Country Libya
Score 0.71
Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Country Country Morocco
Score 0.07
Rank 43
Oil Exporting Information icon
Simple Average
0.14
Highest Ranked Country Country Libya
Score 0.71
Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Country Country Netherlands
Score 0.02
Rank 78
Oil Importing Information icon
Simple Average
0.08
Highest Ranked Country Country State of Palestine
Score 0.39
Rank 2
Lowest Ranked Country Country Kosovo
Score 0
Rank 84
OECD Developing Information icon
Simple Average
0.09
Highest Ranked Country Country Mexico
Score 0.19
Rank 15
Lowest Ranked Country Country Colombia
Score 0.03
Rank 68
OECD Developed Information icon
Simple Average
0.06
Highest Ranked Country Country New Zealand
Score 0.24
Rank 9
Lowest Ranked Country Country Luxembourg
Score 0
Rank 83
East Asia and Pacific Information icon
Simple Average
0.18
Highest Ranked Country Country Philippines
Score 0.37
Rank 3
Lowest Ranked Country Country Japan
Score 0.05
Rank 52
Europe and Central Asia Information icon
Simple Average
0.06
Highest Ranked Country Country Russian Federation
Score 0.26
Rank 7
Lowest Ranked Country Country Luxembourg
Score 0
Rank 83
Latin America and The Caribbean Information icon
Simple Average
0.08
Highest Ranked Country Country Mexico
Score 0.19
Rank 15
Lowest Ranked Country Country Colombia
Score 0.03
Rank 68
North America Information icon
Simple Average
0.13
Highest Ranked Country Country Canada
Score 0.16
Rank 18
Lowest Ranked Country Country United States
Score 0.09
Rank 33
South Asia Information icon
Simple Average
0.21
Highest Ranked Country Country India
Score 0.21
Rank 13
Lowest Ranked Country Country India
Score 0.21
Rank 13
Sub-Saharan Africa Information icon
Simple Average
0.06
Highest Ranked Country Country South Africa
Score 0.06
Rank 50
Lowest Ranked Country Country South Africa
Score 0.06
Rank 50
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